Australia Day in Junee

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Official Australia Day Ceremony

Australia Day is a day to reflect, respect and celebrate the Australian spirit and the best of this country – our mateship, our nation and our people — it is an opportunity to open our hearts, respect our differences, and celebrate our strength, our generosity and our strong sense of community.

Join us as we celebrate Australia Day in the Junee Shire at the Official Australia Day Ceremony. Held at the beautiful Athenium Theatre, 89 Broadway Street, Junee.

Australia Day Awards

Nominations are now closed for Australia Day Awards celebrated on January 26 each year following nominations from the community in the following categories:

Citizen of the Year – A person 26 years of age or over who has given conspicuous service to an organisation or the community generally, or to specific causes.
Young Citizen of the Year – The criteria is the same as for Citizen of the Year, however the person nominated must be under 25 years of age as at 1 January 2022. Of necessity, the emphasis need not be on longstanding contributions. Consideration will also be given to acts of compassion, generosity, bravery, etc.
Sports Award of the Year – recognises outstanding achievement by an individual in the feld of sport be it as a participant, administrator or behind the scenes contributor.
Arts & Community Award of the Year – recognises outstanding achievement or community engagement by an individual in the field of art and culture.
Team of the Year – recognises outstanding contribution by a team/group in the Junee Shire. This may be related to the general community, sports, the arts, health, youth or other organisation.

Jail Break Fun Run

The annual GEO Group/Junee Junction Australia Day “Jail Break” Fun Run will be held on Friday, 26 January 2024 starting at 7.30am, following a basically flat 3.2km course between the entry to the Junee Correctional Centre and the Junee Junction Recreation & Aquatic Centre.

ENTRY IS FREE.

A sausage sizzle will be available for all competitors at the Junee Junction Recreation & Aquatic Centre after the race.

Thanks to the GEO Group, 3 x $100 cash prizes will be awarded to randomly selected finishers and 6 x wooden toys for wheelies under 8 years old.

All 1st place-getters in each of the following three categories will receive a medallion (to be presented at the Official Australia Day Ceremony) commemorating their achievement – Open Male & Female, Junior Male & Female (15 & under), Open Wheelie and Junior Wheelie.

Entries will be received at Junee Junction Recreation Centre up until 5.00pm on Monday, 22 January 2024 and at the race start on the day up until 6.55am. All entries must be on a completed official entry form and EACH participant must complete a separate form.

Download: Jail Break Inn Fun Run Registration Form

Australia Day Colouring Competition

Prizes for the winners in each category:

Sheets available from Junee Shire Council, Junee Library and the Junee Recreation & Aquatic Centre. Return completed sheets to Junee Shire Council by Friday, 12 January, 2024. Winners will be advised by phone and announced at the Australia Day Official Ceremony.

Australia Day Award Winners

Year	Citizen of the Year	Young Citizen of the Year	Sports Award	Arts & Community Award	Team of the Year
2024	Ian Manwaring	Claire Foley	Elise Smith	Dr. Susan Wood	Junee SES
Year	Citizen of the Year	Young Citizen of the Year	Sports Award	Art & Culture Award	Team of the Year
2023	Gail Commens	Jackson White	Noel & Edna Poynter	Francis Griffin	Junee Rescue Squad
Year	Citizen of the Year	Young Citizen of the Year	Sports Award	Junior Sports Award	Volunteer Team of the Year
2022	Maree Allamby		Jason Barrett	Grace Holaj	Junee Roundhouse Museum
2021	John Foord	Oliver Phillips	Steve Gentle	Bailey Willis	Junee Business and Trades
2020	Maria Turner	Harrison Fahy	Cameron Hart	Ellouise Drew	Old Junee Hall & Progress Association
2019	Julie Shepherd	Mae-Rose Harrison	Junee Men’s Bowling Club Grade 4 Pennant Team	Jaxson Allen	Junee Community Power Inc.
2018	Jackie Starr	Zyon Shepherd		Brooke Harpley	Junee Community Transport Volunteer Drivers
2017	Norm Bray	Nastarsha Miller	Junee Men’s Bowling Club Grade 6 Pennant Team	Hayley Hackett	Phil & Lola Cummins – Schoolboys Football Carnival
2016	Harry Thompson	Jackson Bennett	Tristen Ross	Abbey Field	Roundhouse Museum
2015	Darby Asmus	Ebony Becquet	Edna Poynter	Molly Turton	Open Kitchen
2014	Adrian Eisenhauer	Georgia Logan	Dominic Shepherd	Tamsyn Scott
2013	Estella Hyde	Aiden Harrison	Julie Shepherd	Cameron Hands
2012	Patrick Foley	Jade Belling	Bryan Purse	Sean Smith
2011	Eileen Thomas	Alana Jacobson	Sonia Commins	Billie-Rose Deacon
2010	Dennis Sullivan	Adam Jacobson	Noel Lawson	Xenia Brookes
2009	Edward (Ted) Drum		Joshua Whitty	Elise Smith
2008	John Strudwick	Megan Callow	Nathan Jacobson	Junee High School Open Rugby League Football Team
2007	Martin Honner	Joshua Bennett	Paul McCarthy	St Joseph’s Primary School Rugby League Team 2006
2006	Robin Cuttle	Rebecca Spink	John Clune	Andrew Heffernan
2005	David Carter	Phillipa Nell	Daniel Halliburton	Simon Drum
2004	John Higginson	Sophie Cooper	Martin Holmes	Samuel Clune
2003	Keith Hargraves	Grant Higginson	Stephen Guthrie	Michael Dobson
2002	Margaret Schubach		Phillip Kearins Jnr	Peter Hill

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